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The Tennessee Volunteers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Tennessee in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Since the establishment of the team in 1891, Tennessee has appeared in 49 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are 17 combined appearances in the traditional "big four" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange) and 2 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances.[2][3]

Through the history of the program, 8 separate coaches have led the Volunteers to bowl games with Phillip Fulmer having the most appearances with 15. Fulmer also led Tennessee to the Bowl Alliance national championship game in the 1998 Orange Bowl and the first BCS national championship game in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl. In January 2012, Derek Dooley was hired as head coach, and has led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2010 Music City Bowl.[4] A loss in that game brought Tennessee's overall bowl record to 25 wins and 24 losses, placing the Volunteers 3rd among all FBS schools for bowl appearances.[1]

Key[]

General
dagger Bowl game record attendance
double-dagger Former bowl game record attendance
* Denotes national championship game

Results
W Win
L Loss


Bowl games[]

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
# Bowl Score[A 2] Date Season[A 3] Opponent[A 4] Stadium Location Attendance[5] Head coach
1 Orange Bowl W 17–0 01939-01-02 January 2, 1939 1938 Oklahoma Burdine Stadium[A 5] Miami 32,191double-dagger Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
2 Rose Bowl L 0–14 01940-01-01 January 1, 1940 1939 USC Rose Bowl Pasadena 92,200double-dagger Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
3 Sugar Bowl L 13–19 01941-01-01 January 1, 1941 1940 Boston College Tulane Stadium New Orleans 73,181double-dagger Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
4 Sugar Bowl W 14–7 01943-01-01 January 1, 1943 1942 Tulsa Tulane Stadium New Orleans 70,000 Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
5 Rose Bowl L 0–25 01945-01-01 January 1, 1945 1944 USC Rose Bowl Pasadena 68,000 Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
6 Orange Bowl L 0–8 01947-01-01 January 1, 1947 1946 Rice Burdine Stadium[A 5] Maimi 36,152double-dagger Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
7 Cotton Bowl Classic W 20–14 01951-01-01 January 1, 1951 1950 Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,349double-dagger Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
8 Sugar Bowl L 13–28 01952-01-01 January 1, 1952 1951 Maryland Tulane Stadium New Orleans 82,000 Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
9 Cotton Bowl Classic L 0–16 01953-01-01 January 1, 1953 1952 Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,504double-dagger Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland
10 Sugar Bowl L 7–13 01957-01-01 January 1, 1957 1956 Baylor Tulane Stadium New Orleans 81,000 Wyatt, BowdenBowden Wyatt
11 Gator Bowl W 3–0 01957-12-28 December 28, 1957 1957 Texas A&M Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 41,160double-dagger Wyatt, BowdenBowden Wyatt
12 Bluebonnet Bowl W 27–6 01965-12-18 December 18, 1965 1965 Tulsa Rice Stadium Houston 40,000 Dickey, DougDoug Dickey
13 Gator Bowl W 18–12 01966-12-31 December 31, 1966 1966 Syracuse Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 60,312double-dagger Dickey, DougDoug Dickey
14 Orange Bowl L 24–26 01968-01-01 January 1, 1968 1967 Oklahoma Miami Orange Bowl[A 5] Maimi 77,993double-dagger Dickey, DougDoug Dickey
15 Cotton Bowl Classic L 13–36 01969-01-01 January 1, 1969 1968 Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas 72,000 Dickey, DougDoug Dickey
16 Gator Bowl L 13–14 01969-12-27 December 27, 1969 1969 Florida Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 72,248double-dagger Dickey, DougDoug Dickey
17 Sugar Bowl W 34–13 01971-01-01 January 1, 1971 1970 Air Force Tulane Stadium New Orleans 78,655 Battle, BillBill Battle
18 Liberty Bowl W 14–13 01971-12-20 December 20, 1971 1971 Arkansas Memphis Memorial Stadium[A 6] Memphis 51,410double-dagger Battle, BillBill Battle
19 Bluebonnet Bowl W 24–17 01972-12-30 December 30, 1972 1972 LSU Houston Astrodome Houston 52,961 Battle, BillBill Battle
20 Gator Bowl L 19–28 01973-12-29 December 29, 1973 1973 Texas Tech Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 62,109 Battle, BillBill Battle
21 Liberty Bowl W 7–3 01974-12-16 December 16, 1974 1974 Maryland Memphis Memorial Stadium[A 6] Memphis 51,284 Battle, BillBill Battle
22 Bluebonnet Bowl L 22–27 01979-12-31 December 31, 1979 1979 Purdue Houston Astrodome Houston 40,542 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
23 Garden State Bowl W 28–21 01981-12-13 December 13, 1981 1981 Wisconsin Giants Stadium East Rutherford 38,782 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
24 Peach Bowl L 22–28 01982-12-31 December 31, 1982 1982 Iowa Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 50,134 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
25 Florida Citrus Bowl W 30–23 01983-12-17 December 17, 1983 1983 Maryland Citrus Bowl Orlando 50,183 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
26 Sun Bowl L 27–28 01984-12-22 December 22, 1984 1984 Maryland Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 50,126double-dagger Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
27 Sugar Bowl W 35–7 01986-01-01 January 1, 1986 1985 Miami Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 77,432 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
28 Liberty Bowl W 21–14 01986-12-29 December 29, 1986 1986 Minnesota Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium[A 6] Memphis 51,327 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
29 Peach Bowl W 27–22 01988-01-02 January 2, 1988 1987 Indiana Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 58,737double-dagger Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
30 Cotton Bowl Classic W 31–27 01990-01-01 January 1, 1990 1989 Arkansas Cotton Bowl Dallas 74,358 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
31 Sugar Bowl W 23–22 01991-01-01 January 1, 1991 1990 Virginia Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 77,452 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
32 Fiesta Bowl L 17–42 01992-01-01 January 1, 1992 1991 Penn State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 71,133 Majors, JohnnyJohnny Majors
33 Hall of Fame Bowl[A 7] W 38–23 01993-01-01 January 1, 1993 1992 Boston College Tampa Stadium Tampa 52,056 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
34 Florida Citrus Bowl L 13–31 01994-01-01 January 1, 1994 1993 Penn State Citrus Bowl Orlando 72,456double-dagger Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
35 Gator Bowl W 45–23 01994-12-30 December 30, 1994 1994 Virginia Tech Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville 62,200 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
36 Florida Citrus Bowl W 20–14 01996-01-01 January 1, 1996 1995 Ohio State Citrus Bowl Orlando 70,797 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
37 Florida Citrus Bowl W 48–28 01997-01-01 January 1, 1997 1996 Northwestern Citrus Bowl Orlando 63,467 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
38 Orange Bowl* L 42–17 01998-01-02 January 2, 1998 1997 Nebraska Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens 74,002 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
39 Fiesta Bowl* W 23–16 01999-01-04 January 4, 1999 1998 Florida State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 80,470dagger Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
40 Fiesta Bowl L 21–31 02000-01-02 January 2, 2000 1999 Nebraska Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 71,526 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
41 Cotton Bowl Classic L 21–35 02001-01-01 January 1, 2001 2000 Kansas State Cotton Bowl Dallas 63,465 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
42 Florida Citrus Bowl W 45–17 02002-01-01 January 1, 2002 2001 Michigan Citrus Bowl Orlando 59,653 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
43 Peach Bowl L 3–30 02002-12-31 December 31, 2002 2002 Maryland Georgia Dome Atlanta 68,330 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
44 Peach Bowl L 14–27 02004-01-02 January 2, 2004 2003 Clemson Georgia Dome Atlanta 75,125double-dagger Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
45 Cotton Bowl Classic W 38–7 02005-01-01 January 1, 2005 2004 Texas A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,704 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
46 Outback Bowl[A 7][A 8] L 10–20 02007-01-01 January 1, 2007 2006 Penn State Raymond James Stadium Tampa 65,601 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
47 Outback Bowl[A 7] W 21–17 02008-01-01 January 1, 2008 2007 Wisconsin Raymond James Stadium Tampa 60,121 Fulmer, PhillipPhillip Fulmer
48 Chick-fil-A Bowl[A 9] L 14–34 02009-12-31 December 31, 2009 2009 Virginia Tech Georgia Dome Atlanta 73,777 Kiffin, LaneLane Kiffin
49 Music City Bowl L 27–30 02010-12-30 December 30, 2010 2010 North Carolina LP Field Nashville 69,143dagger Dooley, DerekDerek Dooley

Notes[]

  1. Statistics correct as of 2010–11 NCAA football bowl games.
  2. Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Tennessee win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
  3. Links to the season article for the Tennessee team that competed in the bowl for that year.
  4. Links to the season article for the opponent that Tennessee competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Originally called Burdine Stadium, in 1960 it was renamed as the Miami Orange Bowl.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Originally called Memphis Memorial Stadium, in 1976 it was renamed Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.[6] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Memphis" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Memphis" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Outback Bowl was previously known as the Hall of Fame Bowl (1986–1995).[7]
  8. In July 2012, the NCAA ruled Penn State to vacate its 2007 Outback Bowl victory due to sanctions stemming from the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. As the penalty to vacate the victory did not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the contest or award a victory to the opponent, Tennessee still counts the game as a loss in its overall records.[8]
  9. The Chick-fil-A Bowl was previously known as the Peach (1968–1996) and as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005).[7]

References[]

General
Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 14
  2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
  3. Dunnavant, Keith (2004). The Fifty-Year Seduction: How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS. Macmillan. pp. 93–99. ISBN 9780312323455. http://books.google.com/books?id=aGFZn-JjWnkC&lpg=PA93&dq=%22big%20four%22%20%22Bowl%20game%22&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=%22big%20four%22%20%22Bowl%20game%22&f=false. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. "Dooley introduced as Vols coach". Associated Press. ESPN.com. January 16, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4830127. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  5. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brown, Gary; Mike Morrison, Michael Morrison (2008). ESPN Sports Almanac 2008. ESPN. p. 187. ISBN 1933060387.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 10–11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Names" defined multiple times with different content
  8. "Penn State sanctions: $60M, bowl ban". ESPN.com news services. ESPN.com. July 24, 2012. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8191027/penn-state-hit-60-million-fine-4-year-bowl-ban-wins-dating-1998. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
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